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More and more I'm seeing the population with slumped shoulders and heads moving into forward position due to sitting at desks and computer work for long hours along with commuting times being over an hour or more a day.
TRAIN YOUR REAR DELTS and UPPER BACK. So much emphasis is being put on butt and legs for women and chest and arms for men that they don't balance out the issue with slumping shoulders and head by neglecting their REARS in the upper body.
Okay rant over.
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TRAIN YOUR REAR DELTS and UPPER BACK. So much emphasis is being put on butt and legs for women and chest and arms for men that they don't balance out the issue with slumping shoulders and head by neglecting their REARS in the upper body.
Okay rant over.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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I do lat pulldowns or seated rows with every workout. Good? or do I need to do more?0
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They work lats mostly. Hitting rear delts would normally require having your elbows as high as your shoulder height and pulling your hands towards your collarbones.
So bent over laterals, reverse flyes, rope facepulls are good options.
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I do barbell rows, T-bar rows, pullups and face pulls.0
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That’s me, but I need to find excercises I can do at home with weights, bands, etc.0
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KerryBSoCal wrote: »That’s me, but I need to find excercises I can do at home with weights, bands, etc.
Rear delt fly's with small weight.
One arm bent over rows, if you have enough weight to make it challenging.0 -
Thanks for the tips. I can do those!0
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KerryBSoCal wrote: »That’s me, but I need to find excercises I can do at home with weights, bands, etc.
Retroguy mentioned some good ones. Basically any bent over pull will affect rear delts. Hands wide will affect them more.
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My yoga teacher rants about this every class
He also has us do hand, finger, and wrist stretches to counter keyboard and phone use.1 -
Yes! Agree 100%. This is something I pay very close attention to for myself.
And, it starts young! I see young children hunched over ipads or phones and if it starts that early they will have issues much earlier in life. I'm not saying it's bad for kids to have devices! Good posture is so very important for overall health.0 -
More and more I'm seeing the population with slumped shoulders and heads moving into forward position due to sitting at desks and computer work for long hours along with commuting times being over an hour or more a day.
TRAIN YOUR REAR DELTS and UPPER BACK. So much emphasis is being put on butt and legs for women and chest and arms for men that they don't balance out the issue with slumping shoulders and head by neglecting their REARS in the upper body.
Okay rant over.
A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 35+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to use my weights today and keep this in mind.0 -
Well said.
During the period of time when I was coaching and PT, first thing I would work to correct on my clients was their posture.2
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